HydroTap boils your tap water on demand Does filtered water too

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8 February 2008 16:27 GMT / By Stuart Miles

If you are fed up of waiting for the kettle to boil perhaps you need the HydroTap from Zip Heaters.

The tap, which has just landed in the UK is a kitchen sink tap that dispenses instant, filtered, chilled and boiling water from the same tap unit at the touch of a button.

Costing over £2000 (slightly more than your average kettle) the company claim that it is up to 40% more energy efficient than a kettle.

In addition HydroTap has two sleep modes that can be programmed for those worried about energy conservation.

These modes can be set to "power down" the systems after either 2 or 4 hours inactivity.

It can also be programmed to cycle on and cycle off at a pre-determined time each day.

When reactivated, the heater returns to a useable temperature within 3 minutes.

HydroTap is also available with oversize levers for those users who prefer them and the boiling water element has a safety lock feature.